Red-winged blackbird singing from a low shrub with calls in between songs. Other red-winged blackbirds are audible in the background. The bird switches to a typical song at 2:35, prior to this, the vocalizations start like a typical song but end with a rattling noise.

Bird was seen singing in the top-most branch of a small tree, displaying pumped-up chevrons. It tolerated my presence photographing it, and then moved to another tree, where I was able to record it.

The recorder I used was a Sound Devices 722. The microphone a Sennheiser MKH 416. I boosted the sound from -16dB to -09dB. All else is as recorded.

This was never intended to be shown as a mystery recording. That was my entry error. The species is abundant here, Spring through Fall. In winter the birds spend their time in the salt marsh, and are not often seen..